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  • It Always Starts With the Jews

    An Imperial Japanese diplomat in Nazi Germany before the war was supposed to have written back to Tokyo lamenting that Japan had nothing like the Jews. Totalitarian regimes are at their best when they have a readily identifiable minority to persecute and, most importantly, to scapegoat.
  • O-Zone: Always and forever

    JACKSONVILLE – Let’s get to it Philip from Jacksonville I’ve seen you say a lot lately you don’t think the Jaguars should trade up for a wide receiver. I don’t know what you’re seeing. We need a true WR1. I don’t know that I’ve said all that often the Jaguars shouldn’t trade up for a receiver in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, though I indeed have said quite often I don’t expect them to do so. If it’s the right player – i.e., a game-changing impact player – a wide receiver selected early...
  • The Sympathizer recap: There's always an excuse for evil

    Has it really only been one hour of television since the Captain was tossed the script to The Hamlet by a cadre of RDJs? “Give Us Some Good Lines” reinvents this constantly evolving show once again, bringing in a bunch of new characters, a new setting, and the same old shit for the Captain to deal with. Look, we all know Hollywood sets in the ’70s (and in the many decades following) were totally fucked. Anyone hoping there might be any brief respite for the Captain or his friends while they’re...